five trends of technology in schools
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Presentation from April 15, 2011 IL CTO meeting in Normal, IllinoisTRANSCRIPT
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN K-12 SCHOOLSIN K-12 SCHOOLS
Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D.Indian Prairie School District [email protected], [email protected]: @jeff_hunt @ilcto
ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS
•Began meeting informally in 2006 around CoSN webcasts.•Focus on Professional Development•Incorporated in 2007.
•Guy Ballard, Jim Flanagan, Connie Hodson, Jim Gerry, Jeff Hunt, Pete Knopf, Jeff Romani.
•501(c)(3) status in 2008.
ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS
Leadership Development
•Providing professional development opportunities •Fostering leadership skills based on research & best practices •Providing a forum to discuss common issues •Fostering new leadership
ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS
Emerging Trends
•Learning from other Illinois CTOs/CIOs.•Inviting experts to address topics of interest.•Influencing vendors to better meet the needs of education. •Prototyping and testing new technologies.
ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS
Collaboration and Advocacy•Establishing effective relationships among IL CTO members and other organizations •Working collectively to influence policy •Supporting organizations that address Illinois educational technology issues
RESEARCH REPORT
CHALLENGES
1. Providing professional development.
2. There are more expectations.
3. Acquiring the skills to support instruction.
4. Building staff for organizational requirements.
5. Moving resistors to use technology.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Planning2. Instructional Focus3. Policy Development4. Leadership5. Data Management
Cloud ComputingPersonal Devices
Open SourceIncreasingBandwidth Digital Content
•OER
•Web 2.0
•Social Networking
FIVE TRENDS
CLOUD COMPUTING
Google Microsoft IlliniCloud Private & “Public”
OPEN SOURCE
PERSONAL DEVICES
INCREASE BANDWIDTH
DIGITAL CONTENT
OERWeb 2.0Social Networking
ILLINOIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS
Next meeting: May 11, DuPage ROE, elluminate.
Contact: www.ilcto.org Email: [email protected] Dues: $60.00